"American Dirt," a tale of Mexican migrants, draws high praise and heavy criticism

Posted on 01/22/2020 at 08:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jeanine Cummins’s new novel, American Dirt, had been declared one of the most anticipated books of 2020. And now that...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Diversity, NPR, Politics, The Guardian

Missouri bill would punish libraries and librarians for lending certain books to minors

Posted on 01/16/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Missouri state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would strip funding from libraries that allow young readers to access...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Libraries, Politics, The Guardian

Publishers seeking book about Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

Posted on 01/14/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Iranian General Qassem Soleimani’s death in a US airstrike could be a boon for the right writer. Publishers from thirteen...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Politics

Why NPR's Steve Inskeep wrote a book on Jessie and John Frémont

Posted on 01/13/2020 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If reading is your escape from reality, this author interview may not be for you. Because not only is NPR...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Politics

Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

There is literally a handbook for impeachment

Posted on 12/19/2019 at 08:15 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No doubt you have an opinion on the House’s approval of two articles of impeachment against President Trump. And no...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, NPR, Politics

The House's report on its Trump investigation is now an audiobook

Posted on 12/10/2019 at 04:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, that was fast. You can now buy the audiobook version of the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Donald Trump’s...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Audiobook, New release, Politics

Controversial Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke criticizes the media

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 09:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Peter Handke, the controversial winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, has broken his media silence to criticize...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Politics

Books behind bars: Some inmates get a club, others get charged

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have two stories about books in incarceration facilities to share: one uplifting, one less so. The Texas Observer checked...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book club, Politics, Reading

Newly freed author remains mum on post-New Zealand plans

Posted on 11/21/2019 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Award-winning author Behrouz Boochani is certainly enjoying his first taste of freedom in six years. Boochani, an Iranian Kurd, sought...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics